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Colo. Dem. lawmakers pick 1st gay House speaker
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| Last Edited | COSDem Nov 08, 2012 06:55pm |
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| News Date | Friday, November 9, 2012 12:55:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Colorado Democrats elected the first openly gay House speaker in state history Thursday, giving control of the chamber to a man who was the public face of a fierce debate over civil union legislation that Republicans defeated six months ago.
In an emotional speech witnessed by his tearful parents, Denver Democratic Rep. Mark Ferrandino thanked his colleagues for nominating him for the chamber's highest honor.
"I am so humbled by the honor of being able to do this, and I told myself I wasn't going to cry," he said, before detailing his childhood in Bardonia, N.Y., where he was picked on and called names because he had learning disabilities and was in special education classes.
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